Historical Fiction – Isla Dewar & Margaret Elphinstone, Guest: James Robertson

Historical Fiction - Isla Dewar & Margaret Elphinstone, Guest: James Robertson

Date/Time
Date(s) - Mon 5th Sep - Sat 10th Sep, 2016
5:00pm - 10:00am

Location
Moniack Mhor, Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire , IV4 7HT


Historical fiction is about entering the inner world of characters who live in another time. This course will look at ways of writing convincingly about the past without research overwhelming the story or swamping the characters. We will focus on character and plot development, style and narrative voice within a historical context, and how to use research to construct a past world as authentically as possible.

Margaret Elphinstone’s most recent novel, The Gathering Night, was published by Canongate in May 2009. She is the author of seven previous novels, including The Sea Road, Hy Brasil, Voyageurs and Light, as well as poetry, short stories, literary criticism and two books on organic gardening. She has spent her working life in various parts of Scotland, and is Emeritus Professor of Writing in the Department of English Studies, at the University of Strathclyde. She has three decades of experience in tutoring writing workshops.
www.margaretelphinstone.co.uk

Isla Dewar has written several historical novels including Izzy’s War and A Winter Bride. She is the author of sixteen novels, including Women Talking Dirty which was made into a film. Born in Edinburgh, she worked many years as a journalist before taking up fiction writing. She now lives in Fife.

James Robertson is a poet and writer of fiction. His contemporary novels include The Fanatic, And the Land Lay Still, The Testament of Gideon Mack, and The Professor of Truth. His historical novels include The Fanatic, and Joseph Knight, which won both the Saltire and the Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year Award.

On this course, tutors will read a sample of your work ahead of time to get a feel for your work. Details of how and when to submit this will be sent to you in the course notes upon booking.

Bookings

This course is now fully booked. Please contact us on info@moniackmhor.org.uk or 01463 741 675 to be added to the waiting list.


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